Football: Turkish Cup semifinals to start in April

By Fatih Erel</p> <p>ISTANBUL (AA) – Galatasaray will face Evkur Yeni Malatyaspor while Akhisarspor will play against Umraniyespor in the Turkish Cup semifinals in April. </p> <p>The first leg of semifinals will be played between April 2-4, and the second-leg matches are set for April 23-25.</p> <p>Three clubs from Turkey's top tier football league and a team from second-tier side, Umraniyespor, are into the semifinals.</p> <p>In the last 16 round, Umraniyespor managed to eliminate Istanbul giants Fenerbahce, and in the quarterfinals, they eliminated Turkey's top tier football league club Trabzonspor.</p> <p>Galatasaray, the Lions, advanced to semifinals in the Turkish Cup on Wednesday after eliminating Turkish second-tier side Hatayspor 4-4 on aggregate.</p> <p>The Lions are the most successful club in the Turkish Cup history having 17 titles as the winners.</p> <p>The last Turkish Cup winners in 2018, Akhisar eliminated Kasimpasa while Evkur Yeni Malatyaspor knocked out Goztepe in quarterfinal matches.</p> <p>The final will be played in the central Sivas province on May 16.